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This historic nonprofit will revive, strengthen and transform local media in New Jersey.

There’s a troubling rush to do something to strike a blow against the tech companies. But not every solution being cooked up on Capitol Hill is a good one.

Lawmakers finally seem to be getting more concerned about the deepening crisis in local journalism. Here’s our look at the bills that have been proposed so far.

On the eve of the massacre’s 100th anniversary, it’s crucial to acknowledge the role the city’s newspapers played in this tragedy.

During the late 2010s, 21 rural Massachusetts towns voted to build their own fiber networks. A broken process from the Trump FCC nearly imperiled these networks.

Racism pays in America — especially if you’re the primetime host of a cable channel that panders to the country’s sizable population of white nationalists.

New laws that force Big Tech into payment negotiations with Big Media won't save journalism. Here’s a better way.

Bargaining with tech titans like Mark Zuckerberg won’t serve the needs of news outlets or the communities they’re supposed to serve.

Free Press COO Kimberly Longey organized a municipal project to bring fiber internet to her community. Now the FCC is endangering this network — and others.

Our look at a little corner of Western Massachusetts provides further proof that Pai’s attempt to close the digital divide is one of the most wasteful projects in agency history.